Thursday, October 6, 2011

Tips for Creating Brochures

Brochures are an effective tool for providing information on any event or a product. A well designed, colorful brochure with detailed information of the products or services can successfully make an impression on the mind of the customers and ease your advertising efforts. So how are brochures created? Can they be created easily? Well, brochure creation is a simple process but effective brochure designing requires following certain guidelines. This article presents tips for creating brochures. 

    1. Use an attractive cover page: It is the cover page of the brochure that attracts the readers in reading the brochure. See that the title and the images you use best match the products. You can even use simple provocative questions to grab the attention of the customers.

 

    1. Present the text in a logical order: The text should flow logically i.e. first introduce the product, its features, benefits, testimonials and the ordering information in a sequence. This will help the reader to get an overview of the product. Provide sufficient information to answer all possible questions that generally arise in the mind of the readers. The content presented should be in the level of targeted customer group. For example, if the aim of the brochure is to attract new customers then it should give an idea about the products as they may not be interested to know the detailed information of the product right away.

 

    1. Use short sentences and paragraphs: The brochure should be simple and easy to understand. Hence, use short sentences. Use of bulleted points enables the readers to go through each and every point easily. It will even provide space for you to include pictures related to the information being presented and makes your brochure look attractive.

 

    1. Include persuasive captions: As it is the captions that attract the reader's eyeballs make sure to include influential captions, pictures, graphs and tables wherever necessary. However, do not make the brochure look clumsy.

 

    1. Provide the contact information clearly: The main aim of brochure designing is to generate sales. So, the brochure should include information essential to contact a salesperson, visit the store or your business website.

 

  1. Get the brochure proofread by others: Even a single mistake can make the customers doubt about the quality of the product. Hence, get the brochure proofread by others even after you have gone through it several times. This will not only help in identifying the errors but will also help you to know how well the customer can understand the information presented in the brochure.

 

If you are new to brochure designing and not sure of how brochures are created, go through the above steps and you will be able to design effective brochures using brochure templates that can boom your sales after a couple of trials. Or if you want a professional service then commercial printers offering brochure printing services are well worth considering.


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